ApproveThis manages your Pocketlaw Integration approvals.

When Approval Management Meets Legal Operations

Modern legal teams face a double challenge: moving quickly while maintaining airtight compliance. Pocketlaw helps legal professionals manage contracts, templates, and processes – but what happens when approvals bottleneck your workflow? This is where ApproveThis transforms collaboration.

By connecting Pocketlaw to ApproveThis through Zapier, legal teams gain:

• 50-75% faster approval cycles for NDAs, contracts, and policy updates
• Full audit trails showing who approved what – and why

Approvers don't need Pocketlaw licenses to review requests. This makes the integration ideal for:

• External counsel reviewing client contracts
• CFO teams vetting high-value vendor agreements
• Cross-department policy approvals

Why This Integration Works

Pocketlaw excels at organizing legal work – but approval processes often live in email chains or Slack threads. ApproveThis adds structure without slowing things down. Legal teams maintain control, while other stakeholders get simple email-based approvals.

Key Technical Synergies

ApproveThis extends Pocketlaw's capabilities through:

Conditional Routing: Automatically escalate contracts over $500k to General Counsel while routing standard NDAs to department heads.

Deadline Enforcement: If a compliance review isn't approved by its due date, ApproveThis reassigns it or triggers alerts in Pocketlaw.

Budget Safeguards: Use calculated fields to flag agreements exceeding department budgets before they reach legal review.

Real-World Workflow Examples

Use Case 1: Contract Review Acceleration

A European SaaS company reduced contract turnaround from 14 days to 72 hours using this integration. Here's how:

1. Sales teams upload draft contracts to Pocketlaw
2. Zapier triggers an ApproveThis workflow
3. Legal team approves standard clauses via email
4. Non-standard terms route to specialized counsel
5. Approved contracts auto-update in Pocketlaw

Result: Legal team saved 20 hours/month re-sending contracts for signature.

Use Case 2: Policy Update Compliance

A healthcare provider automates HIPAA policy reviews:

1. New policy drafts in Pocketlaw trigger ApproveThis
2. Sequentially routes to IT Security → Legal → Compliance Officer
3. Approval thresholds auto-approve minor wording changes
4. Final approval syncs updated policy to employee handbook

Result: 100% audit-ready documentation with version tracking.

Implementation Guide

Time to Setup: 23 minutes (average based on client data)

Zap 1: Pocketlaw → ApproveThis

1. Connect Pocketlaw to Zapier
2. Choose "New Task" trigger
3. Map critical fields: Contract Value, Department, Deadline
4. Connect ApproveThis
5. Set approval rules (sequential vs parallel, thresholds)

Zap 2: ApproveThis → Pocketlaw

1. Use "Request Approved/Denied" trigger
2. Apply filters to exclude denied requests
3. Create Pocketlaw tasks with approval metadata
4. Add conditional logic for urgent priorities

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-calculate contract risk scores based on Pocketlaw data before routing.

Department-Specific Benefits

Legal Teams

Reduce "status update" meetings by 40% using ApproveThis' real-time dashboard. Vacation delegation ensures reviews never stall because someone’s OOO.

Finance Teams

Auto-flag contracts exceeding pre-approved budgets before they reach legal. Approval thresholds allow auto-approving low-risk expenses.

Compliance Officers

Built-in audit trails satisfy regulatory requirements. Every approval includes timestamps, comments, and decision rationale.

Beyond Basic Approvals

ApproveThis adds unique value through features most teams don't initially consider:

Dynamic Routing: If a Pocketlaw task is marked "Urgent", ApproveThis can skip junior reviewers and route directly to GC.

Conditional Fields: Show/hide approval questions based on contract type. Sales agreements might require revenue projections, while employment contracts need non-compete details.

Escalation Paths: If a reviewer doesn't respond within 48 hours, ApproveThis automatically reassigns the request while notifying their manager via Pocketlaw.

Getting Started

To implement this integration:

1. Create your Pocketlaw account
2. Sign up for ApproveThis
3. Connect both apps via Zapier using the workflows above

For complex legal environments, request an ApproveThis demo to configure multi-tiered approval chains matching your compliance needs.

Final Considerations

While the integration works out-of-the-box, success depends on aligning it with your existing processes:

Do:
- Start with high-volume, low-risk approvals like NDAs
- Use approval groups for multi-department reviews

Don't:
- Automate approvals for novel contract types initially
- Forget to set escalation rules for vacationing approvers

When implemented thoughtfully, this integration becomes the silent engine powering faster legal decisions without compromising control.